Yorks-Doncaster-1820 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20356

Map Date:

1820

Repository reference:

Doncaster Archives, AB/ARCH/1/677A

Historic county:

Yorks, West Riding

Town name:

Doncaster

Map type:

uncertain

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SE575033

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SE 6105

Map title:

'Map of the township of Doncaster in the West Riding of the County of York, drawn by Joseph Colbeck, 1820.'

Comments on map:

Purpose unclear, but comes from borough records. Fields numbered: book of reference at AAB 7/3/2/2.

Scale:

1:4752

Map-maker:

Joseph Colbeck [dr].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

91.5 x 81.5

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

ownership: Corporation lands.

Colouring:

Buildings, roads, water, owners, decorative: Grey in border and title; corporation lands blue.

Road names:

outside built-up area only

Building names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: Frontages only.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses: [Indicated by course and Grand Stand].

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Doncaster Archives AB/ARCH/1/677A.

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Borders:

decorative: Ball-and-half-quatrefoil type.

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Estate boundary ownership:

corporation/municipal

Ordnance Survey's

1850

1:1056

1:10,560

1888

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560